All Chapters of Never Meant to be His: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Nick didn't come back to the office till almost close. He hadn't meant to stay gone so long but he needed the air, he needed to clear his thoughts. He was already having doubts about playing Cheyenne's little game. They were too close to each other, there was no not seeing each other.As he walked in Cheyenne looked up from her phone frowning at him but she didn't say anything. "You wanna go home early?”She shrugged looking down, "I mean I guess." Looking up she tilted her head, "do you want me to go home early?"Nick stopped beside her, "so is that a no?""I'm not going to say no if that's what you are asking." Looking up at him Cheyenne sighed, "so instead of running you're sending me home now?"Nick let out a laugh that surprised them both. "How do you know I wasn't sending you to my house?"Cheyenne rolled her eyes, "don't play with me, Nick. I do know where you live and we both know you aren't ready for that."Nick took he

Nick leaned forward squeezing Cheyenne's shoulders. She was sat at his feet playing fetch with his dogs even though he had already told her they weren't allowed to play in the house. He would have better luck talking to the wall. Not that he minded, Cheyenne had been a welcome distraction to his hectic world.She had stayed with him every night since Monday but tonight would be her last this week. Tate would be down this weekend and she would return to the cabin. It had scared them both a little how quickly each had found a place in the other's life.Cheyenne and Nick were strictly business at work to anyone who might happen to see them. Nick's house had clearly been the best choice of places to stay and Cheyenne had already taken over a drawer in his room and bathroom. When that had happened he wasn't sure but it made sense. There was no need in her waking up super early just to run to the cabin and get dressed although that would probably be the smarter thing to do.

Sitting on her front porch Cheyenne looked out at the lightning in the distance. A cold front had already set in making it nice for a Texas summer night. She didn't really know what to do with herself. Most nights she would have already started drinking, maybe even gone with friends to a club but not tonight. She was trying to keep her promise to Nick. Why? Hell, she didn't know. She didn't know why she did half of what she did anymore.Seeing her phone ring Cheyenne smiled seeing Miranda's name pop up on her screen. She hadn't seen Miranda since they had graduated. "Please tell me you are in town," she answered.Miranda laughed, "girl, unfortunately. Tell me you want to come with me to Johnson's. He is supposed to be having a party and there is no way in hell I'm going alone."She knew it was a bad idea, she knew she would run into Kyle and way too much drink to imagine but she wanted to hang out with Miranda. "Yeah, you want me to pick you up, or do you want t

This time it was Nick unable to sleep staring up at the ceiling fan. Cheyenne was cuddled up beside him fast asleep but his mind would not turn off. He wasn't even positive why.After Cheyenne's surprise visit in the shower and the following rounds in the bed, they had both gotten up and cleaned up before getting dressed. Cheyenne had helped him change the sheets on his bed and had even gone and started the wash for him while he found them something to eat for supper.Nick had ended up cooking steaks on the grill. He had been craving them and she hadn't cared. The grilling had only reminded him of Ed's upcoming 4th of July BBQ. It was a yearly tradition, one he couldn't avoid. One she couldn't avoid. He wondered what it would be like to see her, be so close to her, but have to ignore her.Neither had brought the BBQ up, even though it was only a day away. Sure they ignored each other at work when others were in the office but he could go to his office and shut h

Nick was grateful when his weekend to have Tate rolled around. He had already done a weekend alone and it hadn't been easy. Cheyenne had been ignoring him completely, and he had limited his time in the office keeping it to a bare minimum.It did make him feel bad, being out of the office so much but the truth was he couldn't face her. She pretended he didn't even exist most days. When she needed to tell him something she would put a sticky note on his desk, even if he was there. The couple times he asked her if she wanted anything for lunch when he was actually there she would shake her head no without looking up. It was torture.Ed had only added to his guilt by commenting on how she seemed upset about something. He had figured she was having "boy problems". Nick only shrugged, it's not like he could tell him that Cheyenne was actually mad at him.Nick had begun to think that she had started back drinking heavily again. She came in some mornings looking hungove